Vancouver Canucks right wing Alex Burrows (14) celebrates his goal past Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller (1) as Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin (23) looks at the goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, April, 3, 2012.

Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller (1) and defenseman Sheldon Brookbank (21) along with Vancouver Canucks left wing Mason Raymond (21) watch as Vancouver Canucks center Maxim Lapierre's shot goes in the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, April, 3, 2012.

Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller pauses for a moment after Vancouver Canucks center Maxim Lapierre scored on him during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, April, 3, 2012.

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis (2) puts Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry (10) into the boards during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, April, 3, 2012.

Vancouver Canucks right wing Alex Burrows (14) celebrates his goal with teammates Dan Hamhuis, Maxim Lapierre, Alexandre Edler and Henrik Sedin as Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller (1) gets up in front of the goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, April, 3, 2012.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Winning remains the objective for the Ducks even though their season ends Saturday, and Jonas Hiller showed Tuesday he’s not about to mail it in at the end.

After allowing all three Vancouver shooters to score in the Canucks’ 5-4 shootout victory, the Ducks goalie was steaming in the visiting dressing room at Rogers Arena.

After taking some time to compose himself before talking to reporters, Hiller expressed his disappointment with the loss that came when Alex Burrows, Alexander Edler and Maxim Lapierre beat him in the shootout to cap a Vancouver rally from a 4-2, second-period deficit.

“I think we can play better,” Hiller said. “Especially our first period. We weren’t really good, I thought. But it’s tough if you’re kind of out of the playoffs and you know you still have to play those games.

“You just find a way to motivate yourself and everything. I think we can’t be happy with just finishing up and losing the games or whatever. We want to win and I thought we had a chance tonight but we didn’t do it.

“I want to win as many games as possible. It’s kind of tough. I feel like I’m playing well, and we kind of just can’t win enough games right now.”

The Ducks had a chance to derail Vancouver’s late push for its second consecutive Presidents’ Trophy and the top seed in the Western Conference.

Ryan Getzlaf scored his first goal since March 2, a span of 15 games. Corey Perry got his team-leading 37th, and Rod Pelley and Devante Smith-Pelly gave the Ducks a 4-2 lead in the second period.

Smith-Pelly also got an assist for his first career multipoint game.

The Canucks erased the lead later in the second when Burrows scored the second of his two goals and Lapierre also found the net.

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